Lubricating system.



Mirar e wir le liiibei l5. Within the strainer 1:) of each of the turbines, suitable means, as indiciied by the reference Cha-acier i6, is interposed for partially driying oil v on its Way to the drip chamber in the brise 6o A i3 of each of the turbines, the oiLpassiiig to this drip chamber through pipe l?. The

oil pump l1 being operated directly by the use pzurotary member of the turbine as shown, take,

' oi from the interior of the drip chamber 'i3 65 in lie 0f the turbine and delivers he Paine iirough pipe 18 'Eo the bearings G ureuie indicated for exiiiipiej by le i me diameter 19. Bet, een the bearings 19, wifi/ever, and ihe oii' pump 1l, the pip 155 70 is previded with :i (mii as iiiiiieaeci a C' 'which may be passerl isili-:nigh e co0 1 3 drawings chamber 2l. rllmiportion 0f 131e pipe i ieaioi, and through which the oil passes 'frein the eno]- 'j' in he aping Chamber i0 the bearing iiidiezied at l5), is

" desigiiaed by die reference character 2:2, and there is zi check 'valve 23 inerposed in the pipe 22 for f :oiroiliiig the mv ef 'ne.- fram the pump il the bearings of the .machine te be lubricated. 870 ,f of be eircuiziting Wsem is ordinari@i furnis! urbine engine,

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more the pipe cfm meting the eil the, bei rings er' the turbine m L is Connected mi eii supply i is controlled, bj. a quick *dirmi iever large dr f ijn i n eter im system; From chamber loeach of the turbines.

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served by my improved ailing and filtration pump 30 on the top of the large supply tank 33, a supply pipe 35 extends to and is connected with pipe 36, `which serves. es e common eed pipe from which the valve controlled supply pipes 24 of each of the' turbines conduct lubricant to each of the mechanisms to be lubricated. v

The normal operation of a turbine ailing system like that rst described and shown, it will be seen, is under the direct control of i As soon as the rotary member of the turbine is operated, vthe operation of the pump llwill hegin,and if there be e Supply of oil in the drip chamber 13 in the base o the turbine, the valve 23 in pipe 22 being open, oil will beA passed by' the pump 11 through the cooling chamber 2l. and the coil 20 therein-to the bearings of the machine, and the drip Will pass from the machine into the strainer chamber 15and thence lto the drip chamber 13 to belagain taken up -by the pump and passed to the bear ings'to be lubricated. But oil used in this manner rapidly, soon requires treatment different from'that laorded by the mechanism described directly connected with each ci the machiiils, and when it is desired to-introduce a fresh supply of oil with my improved system, this may be accomplished by operating the valve lever 26 in the supply pipes leading to each of the lubricating systems of the turbines. The operation of the valve lever 26 to open valve 25, will result in moving the branch lever 26a vconzieoted theren with into contact with the adiacent termin nals of each o the feed vvires 27, 28 which will close the circuit to motor 29, and will inmediately cause the pump to he operated and a fresh supply of oil from the sup ply tanks 33, 34 to be pumped through pipes 35, 36 into the feed pipes 24, through valves 25 to the bearings oi each oi the machines. The supply tanks 33, 34 not only serve the purpose oi reservoirs for fresh -supplies' of lubricant, butare utilized as Well in filtering and purifying the oil, and to this end have return drip connections leading from straiit1 ner f his consists of pipe connections indicated at 40 leading from each of the strainer vchamlxirs l5, to overflow chamber 4l. Within the overflow chamber 4l, is the upvrard termi nus of overflow ,pipes 42, there being one of such pipes to each overflow chamber leading to the common drip main 43 which communicates through pipe 44 with each ot the supply tanks 33, 34, such connection being f effected through. the branch'connections 45,

46,the formerof which enters the tank 33 and the latter, the tank 34, both of said branches being under the control of a common valve 47, controlled by an operating lever 48, preferably of such a character that the direction of the lever indicates the man .ply

the supply tank Lissone ner in which the/valve is set, so that ifjthe lever 48 be set in the manner yindicated in Fig. l, it will indicate that the valve 47 is open to furnish communication between the drip return pipe 44 and branch 45 with sup tank 33, while if the saidlever 48 be moved abouty degrees or to point toward 34, it-Will indicate that the drip return pipe 44 is open through branch 46 to discharge oil in supply tank 34. By

this construction it will be seen that all ovenY flow from the turbines', will be passed from the strainer chamber 15 into overflow charn- 'bers 41, and thence through pipes 42, 43, 44,

and branches 45, 46 to either of the supply tanks 33, 34, at will.

ln like manner, it is desirable that supplies of fresh oil shall be obtainable from either of the supply tanks 38, 34 under the control ofpump 30, and to this end the supply pipe 49 leading to pump 30, is provided with. the common valve controlled branches 50 5l th supply tanks 33, 34 respectively, and terminate near the bottom of said tanks Where they are provided with suitable strainers asan operator will know, for example, when the valve lever 55 is set in the manner indi-A cated in Fig., l pointing toward the tank 38, that the puni 3G is discharging oil from tank 33 into te system, and likewise when this lever is set at about an angle of 90de'- grees tn the position as shown in Fig. it will indicate that the puinp 30 is discharging oil from the tank 34 into the system.

lt is obvious that the tanks 33, of any desired construction, but it: is preierred' that they be of the form herein shown, and provided with large manholes having indicated at 60, 6l.. Each tank is preferably provided with a doet operatedindicator, the upward portionsof which are indicated by the reference characters 62, 63. The height to which these indicator sticks 62, 63 rise 34 may be which pass downwardly into each of pipes 50, 5l, and 55 desig- V indicates the positionl of the valve, so that n quick operating removable covers as l above the tops'o vthe tanks, will indicate' common and Well known construction, andA form no part of the present invention.

Irlthc use of supply tanks ot the form and character ofthe tanks 33, 34, consider'- regular/bil supply controlled by said pump, l

.an 'auxiliary oil supply which may be supplied to said machine at will independently of said regular oil supply and pump, and an overflow which returns surplus oil to this outside supply.

' 2; The combination with a machine having a direct connected lubricating pump, or' a regular oil supply controlled by said pump, an auxiliary oil supply, a pump for moving the auxiliary supply, and means for simultaneously opening the auxiliary supply lo admit oil to the machine and for starting the said pump.

3. vThe combination with a machine having a directI connect-ed lubricating pump, of a regular oil supply provided wit-li a `valve control, an auxiliary oil `supply under the control of a pump, means Jfor operating said pump, and means for simultaneously opening the auxiliary supply lo admit oil to the machine and for actuating the pump.

fr. ln a force feed lubricating system for machines, the Coi'nbinarion with a machine to be lubricated7 oi ayregular system adapted to be operated by pump directly controlled by the machine, an auxiliary supply system, a feeding pipe leading 'from the auxiliary system to the regular lubricating syscem of the machine and being provided wi*u i valve under the control of the operator, an overilow which returns surplus Voil from the main to the auxiliary system, and a check .partaient at will iaeaeee 'valve in lle main feed pipe ci" the regular sys'rein beween the bearings to be lubricated and ehe direcl, connected pump.

5. ln :ic-'ree leed lubricaring apparatus for machines, fthe combination with be machine ic be lubricated, oie. an oil pump direcely driven by he machine, pipe conneciions leading from he said pump ie the machine and from the machine to the pump, an auxiliary supply sys'sem/Witii an outlet pipe tapping the pipe or' the regular sysrein betweenthe pump and the bearings to be lubricated, a "faire under lche control of the operator for admiting oil from the auxiliary supply into the regular system, and a check valve in the regular system between the directly driven pump'aud the paris io be lubricated to preveni, the back flow cf oil from the auxiliary lo thcregular system; y

6. ln a lubricaiing system fer machines, the combination with the machine to be lubricated, of an oil circulating system therefor comprising a receptacle, an overflow regulator and a pump, storage means comprising two separate compartments, means connecting the overflow regulator with either of. said vcompartmei'us at will,

an auxiliary 'oil replenishingsystem comprising a motor pump, means connec'ed ,therewith forA drawing oil from either comand delivering it to the machines to be oiled, and a valve4 ccnl-rolling said means adapted to energize the pump motor when the valve is opened.

ln testimony whereof' l have signed my name to ,this specicat-ion, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, on the 7th day ci February, A. D. 1912.

'WLLlAli/ L. MORRS lVitnesses: l J'. lV. Bunaows, Giras. M. gSMrrri.' 

